metallic Monday

Spending my Monday compiling blog post titles that use alliteration relaxing with the above items:

• Vogue Paris (Mars 2012) with a metallic title and black and white portrait of Natalia. I think that sometimes the more simple covers are the strongest, non? 
• My new favourite cuffs, from H&M. Possibly a slightly less 'everyday' colour of metal, rosegold is actually my favourite. Needless to say I'm lusting after the rose gold version of the 'everyone has it' infamous Michael Kors watch.
• Another recent H&M acquisition in the shape of the silver clutch. I've been looking for the perfect envelope clutch for the longest time, and I finally found one that fits my style perfectly, in that it's minimal yet slightly garish at the same time.

Not pictured (also, not metallic):

• Copious amounts of green tea with jasmine.
• A Cadbury's Creme Egg
• French dictionary (for translating).
• Heroes Season One boxset. I loved this back in the day, so I'm revisiting!

Hope you're all enjoying your Mondays!

Helena BC x Marc Jacobs

Helena Bonham Carter for Marc Jacobs

Scanned by me from Paris Vogue, Septembre '11

Helena Bonham Carter is a little like Vivienne Westwood for me, AKA she's got that no-frills/imma-dress-how-I-want attitude that exudes confidence and results in a strong level of personal style that I admire in any person. Even if it isn't how I'd personally dress.

So whilst I'm not entirely sure why this isn't a Vivienne Westwood advertisement (especially since she basically wears Vivienne exclusively to red carpet events), it definitely put a smile on my face on this miserable Thursday afternoon. And not a fake paper one like in the picture.

strip

Enter one of the best Magazine covers I've seen in a long time, courtesy of Jalouse x Clémence Poésy. Double French, like a secret weapon or something.*

So basically Tumblr alerted me to this cover, shot for the November Issue of Jalouse, which I now need to get my hands on. The basic premise of the accompanying editorial is that Clémence goes from "Charlie Chaplin to vintage pin up". By hearing that I would have thought the editorial would have come across somewhat smutty (read: slutty) but it's not. Find it here.

*Bad joke I know, but something that just occurred to me; wouldn't Clémence Poésy make an amazing Bond girl???

dans la rue

'Il n'y a pas de mode si elle ne descend pas dans la rue.'

I'm a true believer that the best ad campaigns are the most simple. Chanel have definitely got it right with this one (and I'm not even a big lover of Chanel... I know... shoot me.): I mean, you can't really go wrong with an over-sized shirt, bed hair and Freja can you? Although, it has to be said that for a French fashion house, their stance this season feels a little messier, more rugged... and perhaps a little British? In a good way of course.

Picture taken from Chanel A/W 11 in UK Vogue Aug '11. Scan by me.